Leila has experienced many challenges throughout her life. Both of her parents struggled with mental health issues and substance use, and she endured the heartbreaking loss of her baby brother around the age of 10. Around that same time, her sister was incarcerated in Mexico, and shortly afterward Leila entered foster care. Since then, she has moved between at least five different homes. She currently lives in a girls’ home and will likely remain there until she ages out of foster care at 18. Along the way, she has also faced her own struggles with mental health and loneliness. Despite everything she has been through, Leila is one of the sweetest and most encouraging girls you could ever meet. She has a huge heart, loves people and animals, and always tries to make those around her smile.